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Dollar Diddling and the Billion-Dollar Viruses
George Smith, 2002-04-29

How journalists tap "experts" to reach absurd conclusions about the cost of computer viruses.

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Dollar Diddling and the Billion-Dollar Viruses 2002-05-09
T.B. (1 replies)
Dollar Diddling and the Billion-Dollar Viruses 2002-05-16
Nashville
Dollar Diddling and the Billion-Dollar Viruses 2002-05-10
Anonymous
Fuzzy Math 2002-05-16
Fuzzy_Washe
Its my belief that companies are encouraged to use 'fuzzy math' to arrive at a number reflecting damage to their companies; these numbers have no basis in reality.

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